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Calendar No. 701 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5099 

[Report No. 118–295] 

To prescribe requirements relating to the management of the Federal property 

commonly known as Plum Island, New York, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 

Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. MURPHY, and Mrs. GILLIBRAND) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

DECEMBER 16, 2024 

Reported by Mr. PETERS, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To prescribe requirements relating to the management of 

the Federal property commonly known as Plum Island, 

New York, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Plum Island Preserva5 tion Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PERMANENT PRESERVATION OF PLUM ISLAND, 

2 NEW YORK. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal property commonly 

4 known as Plum Island, New York, shall be protected in 

5 perpetuity for the purpose of ecological conservation, his6 torical preservation, and the discovery and celebration of 

7 the shared cultural heritage of the Island. 

8 (b) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

9 the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 

10 General Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Ad11 ministrator’’), in consultation with relevant Federal and 

12 State agencies and other relevant stakeholders, shall ini13 tiate a process to create a plan for the management of 

14 the Federal property commonly known as Plum Island, 

15 New York, in accordance with subsection (a). 

16 (c) REPORTS.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

17 on which the Administrator, in consultation with relevant 

18 Federal and State agencies and other relevant stake19 holders, initiates the process required under subsection 

20 (b), and each year thereafter until the date that is 1 year 

21 after the date on which the plan required under that sub22 section is completed, the Administrator shall submit to the 

23 Committees on Homeland Security and Governmental Af24 fairs and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 

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1 sources, and Oversight and Accountability of the House 

2 of Representatives a report that describes— 

3 (1) the stakeholders consulted during that proc4 ess; 

5 (2) the items discussed or reviewed during that 

6 process for the period covered by the applicable re7 port; 

8 (3) the outcomes of that process, or expected 

9 outcomes if the process is ongoing; 

10 (4) if that process is not completed, the esti11 mated timeline for completion; and 

12 (5) if that process is completed, the rec13 ommended plan for management of the Federal 

14 property commonly known as Plum Island, New 

15 York, in accordance with subsection (a). 

16 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

17 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Plum Island Preserva18 tion Act’’. 

19 SEC. 2. PERMANENT PRESERVATION OF PLUM ISLAND, NEW 

20 YORK. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The consolidated Federal asset com22 monly known as Plum Island, New York, and all associated 

23 real and personal properties, including the Orient Point, 

24 New York, terminal and facilities (referred to in this section 


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1 as ‘‘Plum Island’’), shall be protected in perpetuity for the 

2 purposes of— 

3 (1) ecological conservation; 

4 (2) discovery and celebration of the historical 

5 and cultural heritage of Plum Island; and 

6 (3) maintaining access to Plum Island. 

7 (b) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the 

8 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General 

9 Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Administrator’’), 

10 in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

11 the Secretary of the Interior, relevant Federal and State 

12 agencies, Tribal governments, and other stakeholders, shall 

13 initiate a process to commence formal visioning sessions 

14 that may form the basis for a future ecological management 

15 plan for Plum Island in accordance with subsection (a). 

16 (c) REPORTS.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

17 on which the Administrator, in consultation with the Sec18 retary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Interior, 

19 relevant Federal and State agencies, Tribal governments, 

20 and other stakeholders, initiates the process required under 

21 subsection (b), and each year thereafter until the date that 

22 is 1 year after the date on which the visioning sessions re23 quired under that subsection are completed, the Adminis24 trator shall submit to the Committees on Homeland Secu25 rity and Governmental Affairs and Energy and Natural 


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1 Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Energy and 

2 Commerce, Natural Resources, and Oversight and Account3 ability of the House of Representatives a report that de4 scribes— 

5 (1) the Federal and State agencies, Tribal gov6 ernments, and other stakeholders consulted during 

7 those visioning sessions; 

8 (2) the items discussed or reviewed during that 

9 process for the period covered by the applicable report; 

10 (3) the outcomes of that process, or expected out11 comes if the process is ongoing; 

12 (4) if that process is not completed, the estimated 

13 timeline for completion; and 

14 (5) if that process is completed, the recommenda15 tions from those visioning sessions that may form the 

16 basis for a future ecological management plan for 

17 Plum Island. 


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Calendar No. 701 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5099 

[Report No. 118–295] 

A BILL 

To prescribe requirements relating to the manageposes. as Plum Island, New York, and for other pur- ment of the Federal property commonly known 

DECEMBER 16, 2024 

Reported with an amendment 


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